Alexander J. Stoddard papers
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Scope and Content
This collection contains speeches, reports, photographs, personal and business correspondence and newspaper clippings documenting Alexander J. Stoddard's tenure as the Superintendent of Los Angeles City Schools (1948-1954). Also included are correspondence and reports from Stoddard's tenures as the Superintendent of Schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in Denver, Colorado.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 1960
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1936 - 1954
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical Note
Alexander J. Stoddard was born in 1889 in Auburn, Nebraska. He graduated from Auburn High School in 1905 and married Sadie Gillan in 1916. They had one son and one daughter. Stoddard began his career as a school teacher in Nebraska, receiving a BS from the University of Nebraska and a Master's degree from Columbia University's Teachers College in 1924. He moved to Los Angeles in 1948 after having spent nine years as the superintendent of schools in Philadelphia. Stoddard served as Superintendent of Los Angeles City Schools from 1948 until his retirement in 1954. Stoddard was actively involved with a number of national education organizations, including the American Association of School Administrators, the Educational Policies Commission and Superintendents of Larger City School Systems. In the 1950s, he was a strong advocate for the new field of educational television. Before working in Philadelphia, Stoddard served as Superintendent of Schools in Denver, Colorado; Providence, Rhode Island; Schenectady, New York; and Bronxville, New York. Stoddard died on October 18, 1965 in Los Angeles.
Extent
11.08 Linear Feet (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Alexander J. Stoddard (1889-1965). His papers include correspondence, reports, speeches, photographs, and clippings documenting his tenures as Superintendent of Schools in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Denver.
Other Finding Aids
An index to Stoddard's speeches is available on-site.
Acquisition
The Alexander Stoddard papers were donated to USC by Mrs. Sadie Stoddard in 1966.
Subject
- Los Angeles City School District -- Archives (Organization)
- Stoddard, Alexander J. (Alexander Jerry) -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Education -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Education -- Colorado -- Denver -- Archival resources
- Education -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Archival resources
- Educational television programs -- Archival resources
- School superintendents -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- School superintendents -- Colorado -- Denver -- Archival resources
- School superintendents -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Archival resources
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Alexander J. Stoddard papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rebecca Hirsch
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu